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'SAVared' rose Description 
  
  
  
  Photo courtesy of Susan Murphy
HMF Ratings: 
22 favorite votes.  Average rating: 
EXCELLENT-.
 
Bloom: Red.  Cardinal red.  Strong fragrance.  23 to 28 petals.  Average diameter 2".  Large, double (17-25 petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Medium buds.   
Habit: Medium, bushy, upright, well-branched.  Medium, matte, dark green foliage.  3 to 7 leaflets.  
 Height: 18" to 30" (45 to 75cm).  Width: up to 20" (up to 50cm).
 
Growing: USDA zone 5b through 10b.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Hardy.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  Feed this rose well.   
Breeder's notes: Petals may be flushed or streaked with burgandy. 
Patents: United States - Patent No: PP 16,040  on  18 Oct 2005   VIEW USPTO PATENT Application No: 10/750,524  on  30 Dec 2003 Inventors: White; Wendy R. (Ipswich, MA)Assignee: Nor'East Miniature Roses (Arroyo Grande, CA)
 The seed parent is `Taxi` (not under patent protection). The pollen parent is an unintroduced seedling of [`Party Girl` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,598) by `SAVaspark` (U.S. Pat. No. 9,799)] by `MACgenev`, (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,279).....description in outline form pertaining specifically to this new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant as observed at 4 years of age
 
Notes: The medium red blossoms are borne on long cutting stems. |